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A heat wave is expected to take hold of the region starting today, Tuesday, June 18. The following tips are from a release from the MetroWest Medical Center, located in Framingham and the Mass DOT.
The hottest day of the heat wave is expected today with heat indices climbing to 105 to 110 degrees. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for all of northern IL, while a heat advisory is in ...
Near Toledo, Ohio, the city of Rossford called off its weekly street fair because of temperatures expected to reach the upper 90s. Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast ...
An excessive heat warning is a notice issued by the National Weather Service of the United States within 12 hours of the heat index reaching one of two criteria levels. In most areas, a warning will be issued if there is a heat index of at least 105 °F (41 °C) for more than three hours per day for two consecutive days, or if the heat index is greater than 115 °F (46 °C) for any period of time.
“Heat-related advisories and warnings are in place as humidity will bring heat index values as high as the mid-100s.” The heat index is what temperatures feel like to the human body.
The heat began to shift south over the coming days. On June 22, Washington DC crossed the century mark for the first time since 2016, ending the fifth longest streak on record for the city. [ 15 ] On June 23, a record high of 98 °F (37 °C) was reached in Philadelphia , [ 16 ] with heat indexes reaching 104 °F (40 °C).
People living in the Midwest and Northeast were warned of a worsening air quality index throughout the week due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires
In a near-record heat wave, temperatures in Antarctica reached 28 °C (50 °F) above normal on certain days. [ 14 ] The global average surface temperature in August 2024 was 1.51 °C (2.72 °F) above the pre-industrial level—the 13th month in a 14-month period for which it exceeded the 1.50 °C (2.70 °F) threshold.